revisions with an open mind
Being open-minded is good so you can improve your work and gather more ideas.
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Citations let your readers easily track down the sources you found.
This lets the reader know if your sources are credible, and gives more information to the readers.
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Introductions
This captures the reader's attention, a first sentence to every paragraph keeps the reader's attention.
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organize a paragraph
Organization is key, it makes it easier to figure out how you want your essay to look and the effect you want on your reader's.
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topic sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph will prove.
A topic sentence is one of the most important qualities to a good essay.
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You have the last word.
Acknowledging the opposing ideas is key to a good argument, it lets the reader know your have you've done your research and have taken the other side's argument under consideration. Having the last word lets your argument settle into the reader's mind, the last thing they read and will remember.
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Learning how to effectively quote and paraphrase research can be difficult and it certainly takes practice.
The more you improve this skill, the better essays you will have.
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Using your own experiences can be a powerful way to appeal to your readers.
I personally like writing from my own personal experiences, because it's easier fro me to choose how I want my reader's to interpret the information.
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When all the parts of an essay are in some sort of order, it is both easier for the writer to put the essay together and for the reader to understand the main ideas presented in the essay.
It sometimes is difficult to stay on topic, but organization helps that. I tend to go off topic in my essays but an outline usually helps significantly.
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In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain develops a contrast between life on the river and life on the shore.
In this thesis they compare the two scenarios, showing what the article will be about.
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Reading in this way can cause you to skip over gaps in your written argument because the gap-filler is in your head.
your brain skips over the mistakes because you think your writing is fine the way it is.
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The Web eliminates that need for physical proximity, enabling people to declare friendships on the basis of otherwise flimsy connections.
people also feel that the internet is more open-minded and they can be themselves or who they strive to be
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Even though Washington, DC, and London are major capital cities of English-speaking countries in the Western world, they have many differences along with their similarities. They have vastly different histories, art cultures, and racial demographics, but they remain similar in their cost of living and socioeconomic disparity.
The author brought back up his main points so the reader can absorb the information better
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This format is easy for readers to follow, and it helps writers organize their points and the evidence that goes with them. That’s why you learned this format.
It also captures the reader's attention
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I should have told him that his comment was unnecessary, injurious and out of place
It is important to stand your ground, so people won't take advantage of you.
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'I could never understand that in a million years.
I feel like a lot of people underestimate themselves, we can do almost anything if we work hard enough for it.
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Certain transitional words and phrases
This makes it easier for the readers to absorb the information.
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the amount of time one spends playing video games needs to be balanced with personal and social responsibilities.
The author tells you the key points so you know what to take away from the essay.
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Who is the audience for this paper
This also determines the style of you essay, you want to capture the reader's attention.
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brainstorming
I like to brainstorm because it's easier to turn the information I gather into my own words.
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What might lead an author to select one type of writing over another?
The author wants the reader to capture the meaning behind the story.
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It is heavily based on sensory details
you want the reader to see that moment in time through the authors eyes.
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in which travelers follow their devices blindly and wind up getting badly lost
We rely too much on certain objects or certain people when we should rely on our own instincts.
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"Focus on the outcome,"
we go further and further over that "red line" without thinking of the possible consequences.
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research into this kind of self-defeating behavior shows that it is usually far from random
our past life experiences are a factor in our first instincts, because we have learned for our past choices.
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We write to improve our world; it’s that simple.
I love how some authors write stories directed towards a certain audience, it's something for the readers to relate to.
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the best essays have original and insightful ideas.
it reflects on who you are as an author too, which makes each story unique.
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